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8th March 2012
8th March 2012
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What’s the score?

Any fleet engineer , transport manager or MD worth their salt will know their operation’s OCRS ranking off by heart. But, from...

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FairFuel lobbies MPs as costs hit all-time high

By Christopher Walton THE CAMPAIGN to cut fuel duty took to Parliament for National Fair Fuel Day yesterday (7 March) as new...

CM spies the new MAN TGX

ALTHOUGH MAINTAINING that it won’t be launching its Euro-6 line-up (right) until the start of 2014, MAN’s revised cab looks...

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AR Lunn parks up fleet as it goes into administration

By Hayley Pink HULL-BASED container haulier AR Lunn Transport & Warehousing has entered administration “with great regret”...

TOP STORIES THIS WEEK

Commercialmotor.com 1. Only two hauliers are using longer semis two months on from launch 2. Montracon fined £100k over...

Stobart awaits decision on Lutterworth site

STOBART GROUP is waiting to hear whether its plans for a new depot in Lutterworth will be rejected after local planning...

Enter the Dragons’ Depot

GETTING HANDS-ON with new products is one of the key reasons why more than 15,000 operators lock to the CV Show. Now CM is...

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VOSA to overhaul Operator Compliance Risk Score

By Hayley Pink HAULIERS MUST prepare for a new Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) on 30 April, as VOSA prepares to roll out...

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Unite condemns Norbert’s Grangemouth site closure

By Hayley Pink UNION UNITE has slammed Norbert Dentressangle’s (ND) decision to close its fuel tanker site at Grangemouth,...

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Then sign up to the MT Awards WHAT HAVE Harwoods Truck Centre, Ciceley Commercials, Renault Truck Midlands, Crossroads,...

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Hauliers excluded from duty discount

By Chris Tindall A SCOTTISH Western Isles MP is demanding that the Treasury closes a loophole in a 5ppl fuel discount scheme,...

Montracon fined for employee death

MONTRACON HAS been fined £100,000 after a trailer being towed out of the firm’s factory knocked a steel machine from overhead...

Livery gives Queen free reign of London

S&R SMITH’S flagship Daf XF looked happy and glorious when it drove through central London for the first time painted in its...

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Hauliers to save thousands with Humber toll reduction

By Chris Tindall HAULIERS REGULARLY using the Humber Bridge, which has the most expensive toll in the country, say they will...

Crossrail sites will only accept ‘cyclist-friendly’ LGVs

LGVS THAT have not been itted with safety equipment to protect cyclists will be refused entry to Crossrail construction sites,...

AND FINALLY...

Who needs the Carling Cup? CARDIFF CITY’S Anthony Gerrard (pictured left) might have missed a penalty kick in the Carling Cup...

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Avia Trucks gets ready to return to British roads

By David Wilcox CZECH-BUILT Avia lorries are to reappear in the UK, imported by a consortium of businessmen based in...

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A lesson in

chem-istry JENNY CALLEN Jennychem MD From humble beginnings with just one van and a few bottles of traffic film remover,...

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One strike and you’re out!

I READ WITH interest about the collapse of Clearway and its estimated debt of £3.3m (CM 2 February). I then, in a separate...

There’s no need to worry, Mrs Shiers

RE: EDITORIAL Comment in CM 16 February. It’s probably too late, but perhaps I can do my bit to reassure Mrs Shiers that the...

Online reaction

The latest comments on Commercialmotor.com Amount of foreign lorries operating in the UK triples in 16 years “ While our...

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Failure to remove asbestos ends in fine

Avon Freight was fined £30,000 for failing to remove asbestos correctly and safely By Roger Brown PALLETFORCE MEMBER Avon...

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Applications and decisions

WESTERN AND WEST MIDLANDS TRAFFIC AREAS Clarkes Cabin Transport CLARKES CABIN Transport, based in Cannock, has had its...

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oints of order

How long do penalty points remain in force and how can operators keep track of the state of their drivers’ licences? Words:...

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Playing with fire

A new opportunity can tempt the unscrupulous to borrow an O-licence but the risk just isn’t worth it Words: Lucy Wood and...

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THIS WEEK WE BUY...

Buying at auction is an increasingly popular way to source a vehicle, but you need to have your wits about you when bidding...

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Mendip marvels

Somerset’s Massey & WiLcox has weathered the recession far better than many and is Looking forward to its 60th anniversary...

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Disaster at sea

FERRY DISASTER The Herald of Free Enterprise remembered CM takes a poignant look back at the Herald of Free Enterprise...

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All in the badge

MERCEDES -vsVAUXHALL CM brings you the latest news in the van market Mercedes-Benz and Vauxhall have both been working on...

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MARKET ANALYSIS

As good as it gets It’s good news for traders as used truck rates have started to stabilise after years of residual values...

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Rygor updates Somerset depot

Mercedes-Benz dealer Rygor Commercials revamps its service depot at Massey & Wilcox Transport site in Somerset Words: Kevin...